1972 NL Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Runs scored
The Houston Astros led the NL in runs in 1972, with 708, 1 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 12 NL teams is 605.4.
Led the NL in 1972
Houston Astros
153 games
708
Runs
1 clear of
Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | R |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Houston Astros
|
153 | 708 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
154 | 707 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
155 | 691 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 685 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
155 | 662 |
| 6 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
155 | 628 |
| NL average | 605.4 | ||
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
155 | 584 |
| 8 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 568 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
156 | 528 |
| 10 |
 Montreal Expos
|
156 | 513 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
156 | 503 |
| 12 |
 San Diego Padres
|
153 | 488 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.